With the LOS LONELY BOYS, Blue Rose have managed to sign a major act! For more than ten years, this trio of brothers with Mexican roots from San Angelo, Texas has been riding high on a wave of success. With their edgy mix of blues rock, Latin influences and classic Texas roadhouse rock, the band took the US charts by storm and won over millions of fans in countless live shows all over the world. They were Grammy-nominated a number of times and winners with their #1 hit single "Heaven". What started in dusty roadhouse bars has reached the highest echelon of success with platinum albums and awards. But despite these impressive stats and numbers - even more so considering their roots rock genre - the band have stayed grounded and rooted. Their new album Revelation reveals just that. Their fifth major studio album (not counting numerous live, Christmas or EP releases) - something of a comeback after a three-year hiatus - is the second one on their own label Lonely Tone and their European debut on Blue Rose!

Guitarist Henry, bassist JoJo and drummer Ringo Garza are three brothers who started out in the 90s in their father's backing band. When their move to Nashville with hopes of scoring a major label deal didn't pan out, they moved back to San Angelo, TX (located between Lubbock and San Antonio) and named themselves Los Lonely Boys. They recorded their first professional, eponymous album in 2003 in Willie Nelson's studio with well-known blues & roots producer John Porter. In 2004 it was licensed by the Epic label and sold two million copies. It was followed by Sacred (2006), Forgiven (2008) and the Christmas album Christmas Spirit (2008) as the last release on Epic. They continued on the family-owned indie label Lonely Tone: the EP 1969 featured covers from that year while Keep On Giving from 2010 was an excellent live acoustic record. Rockpango in early 2011 brought new elements to their established sound, enriching it with traces (and more) of Hip Hop, Rap, classical, soul and folk rock.

After a longer hiatus - caused in part by JoJo Garza's voice problems - the Los Lonely Boys are back on the scene with a scorcher of an album: Revelation! It is an eclectic, versatile album with a number of winning songs and a healthy dose of pop appeal. Producers Don Gehman (John Mellencamp, Blasters, R.E.M., Stephen Stills) - responsible for eight tracks - and Grammy winner Matthew Gerrard (four songs which he also co-wrote) may be partly responsible for that. Henry (lead guitar, acoustic, keyboards, vocals), JoJo (bass, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Ringo Garza (drums, percussion, electric guitar, vocals) have found a convincing mix of hard-edged blues rock inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan/Johnny Winter/ZZ Top ('Don't Walk Away', 'Can't Slow Down', 'Rule The World'), latino rock hymns Santana-style ('It's Just My Heart Talkin') and Mavericks-inspired border pop with a dose of Los Lobos's ethno roots flavors ('Blame It On Love', 'Familia', Dream Away'). A horn section turns 'So Sensual' into a seductive, funky , brown-eyed soul number a la Earth, Wind & Fire, cello enriches 'The Greatest Ever', the album's slowest, most laid-back number with wonderful vocal harmonies and acoustic guitars.

The bulk of the album, however, is dominated by the Garza brothers' straight, dynamic trio rock'n'roll on this highly professional album that will undoubtedly find its way into the charts but will also satisfy their roots-oriented fans.

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